Nothing beats chatting books with Daisy Buchanan
and yesterday was no exception.
Her wonderful latest novel, All Grown Up, is out now and if you live somewhere in the world you can’t get it locally, the magical Blackwells in Oxford will ship anywhere in the world at no extra cost. Get your copy here.
Those in the UK can get theirs from Daisy’s local shop, The Margate bookshop, signed and inscribed.
If you’re a lover of Little Women, but are perhaps of an age where you relate more to Marmee than the girls, this book is the perfect choice. I found it cozy, funny, and genuinely touching all the way through.
In addition, because Daisy gives me a REAL run for my money when it comes to reading, the following other books came up:
Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come From This and Exit Interview
Author, Bridget Jones’ Diary
Miranda July, All Fours
Marion Keyes, Anybody Out There? and My Favorite Mistake
Jilly Cooper, Rivals et al.
Coco Mellors, Blue Sisters
Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
Rosamund Lehman, Invitation to a Waltz
Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea
Nina Hamnett, Laughing Torso
Celia Paul, Self-Portrait
Katy Hessel, The History of Art Without Men
Laurie Colwin, Happy All the Time and Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object
Katherine Heiny, all
Zadie Smith, Dead and Alive
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
And bookstores:
Blackwells, Oxford
Dussmann, Berlin
Chapters, Berlin
Waterstones, Picadilly
The loneliness epidemic article from New York Magazine’s The Cut is here.
(sadly has a paywall, but there is a $1 for 4 weeks trial)
Daisy’s recent Guardian article is here.
You can get even more Daisy Buchanan in your life by checking out her gorgeous substack, Creative Confidence Clinic over here.
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